Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Cai Guo Qiang (b. 1957); photo by Hiro Ihara, courtesy of Cai Studio
Marking(s); notes: signed; 2006
Country of origin; materials: Chinese; digital photographic print
Dimensions (H, W, D): 19.5"h, 16.25"w; 215"h, 17.5"w frame
Additional Information: "Clear Sky Black Cloud" was an ephemeral sculpture in the "Cai Guo-Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Monument" site-specific installation running April 25 through October 29, 2006 in the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The cloud would appear at noon Tuesdays through Sundays throughout the duration of the exhibit. Other works in a variety of media included "Transparent Monument," "Nontransparent Monument" and "Move Along, Nothing to See Here." Reference: www.metmuseum.org past exhibitions.
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Condition
very good, not examined outside frame (condition or art only, some minor scratches to plexiglass)
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